Cesar J. Carrasco University of Texas at El Paso Cesar J. Carrasco, PhD.
University of Texas at El Paso
Department of Civil Engineering
El Paso, Texas 79968-0516
(915) 747-6919
ccarras@utep.edu
http://ce.utep.edu
Research Interests
Research interests include the modeling and simulation of linear and non-linear
structural/mechanical systems and structural health assessment. The following are specific areas
of interest:
• Modeling and testing of hypervelocity impact events for ballistic and shielding
applications.
• Non-destructive testing and evaluation of aerospace and civil infrastructure systems.
• Risk assessment of micrometeoroid impacts on aerospace systems.
• Linear and non-linear finite element modeling of civil infrastructure systems.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso.
July 2000.
Dissertation title: Development of a Constitutive Microdamage Model for Simulation of Damage
and Fracture of Metallic Plates Subjected to Hypervelocity Impacts.
Master of Science in Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, July 1992.
Thesis title: Damage Detection in Beams Using Modal Energy Estimates.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de
Monterrey, México, December 1989.
Academic Experience
Since Sep. 2009
Department Chair
Civil Engineering Department, The University of Texas at El Paso
http://ce.utep.edu
Since Jan. 2008
Director
Future Aerospace Science and Technology Center, The University of Texas at El Paso
http://fast.utep.edu
Since Sep. 2006
Associate Professor
Civil Engineering Department, The University of Texas at El Paso
Sep. 2000 – Aug. 2006
Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering Department, The University of Texas at El Paso
Cesar J. Carrasco University of Texas at El Paso Research Grants
October 1, 2009 – September 30 2014, Co-Principal Investigator
A. Choudhuri PI, C. Carrasco, J. Chessa, C. Ramana, L. Everett
Center for Space Exploration Technology Research
NASA, $5,000,000
October 1, 2009 – May 2 2010, Co-Principal Investigator
C. Ferregut, PI, C. Carrasco Co-PI
Structural Integrity – Study of Probabilistic Approach for ISS Structural Life Assessment, Phase
I
Boeing, $115,136
October 1 2008 – April 30 2010, Principal Investigator
C. Carrasco PI
Solar Probe Plus – Dust Impact Study (Pre-Phase A)
Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory, $160,000
January 1 2007 – May 31 2010, Principal Investigator
C. Carrasco PI, P. Shokouhi and S. Nazarian
“DEVELOPMENT OF JSLAB 2007: Enhancements to JSLAB 2004”
New York Department of Transportation, $120,000 for two years (Awarded)
Sept 2006 - Aug 2007, Co-Principal Investigator
N. Gharaibeh PI, C. Carrasco and S. Nazarian
Request for extension of project:
“Model Calibrations with Local Accelerated Pavement Test Data and Implementation for
Focused Solutions to NAFTA Problems”
TxDOT and FHWA, $36,000 for one year (Awarded)
September 1, 2005 – August 31, 2006 Principal Investigator
C. Carrasco PI
“Dust Risk-Mitigation for the “Solar Probe” Spacecraft”
Applied Physics Laboratory, $87,350.00 (Extended to Jun 2007)
September 1, 2005 – August 31, 2007 Principal Investigator
C. Carrasco PI
“Modeling of Novel Projectiles for Lethality Enhancement of Near-Miss Warheads”
Missile Defense Agency, $200,000. (Contract granted but terms are still under negotiation)
September 1, 2000 – August 31 2005 Co-principal Investigator
S. Nazarian PI, C. Carrasco Co-PI (I started participating in this project in 2004)
“Model Calibrations with Local Accelerated Pavement Test Data and Implementation for
Focused Solutions to NAFTA Problems”
TxDOT and FHWA, $217,000. Extended to2007, +$72,000 to conduct research under my
direct supervision).
Cesar J. Carrasco University of Texas at El Paso August 1, 2004 – July 31, 2005 Principal investigator
C. Carrasco PI, R. Osegueda Co-PI
“Preliminary Dust Shielding Study for the “Solar Probe” Spacecraft.”
Applied Physics Laboratory, $51,833.00.
October 1, 2003 – September 30, 2006 Co-principal investigator
S. Nazarian PI, Y.C. Chiu, C. Carrasco, P. Gurian, J. Heyman and T.M Fullerton, Co-PIs,
“Integrated Physical-Social-Economic System Dynamics Modeling for Managing Extreme
Events Induced Risk on the U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing Infrastructure.”
National Science Foundation, $449,630.00.
'September 2001 – August 2004 Principal investigator
C. Carrasco PI, M. Huerta Co-PI
“Characterization of Composite Materials in Control Surface Applications.”
Raytheon Missile Systems Engineering Directorate, $35,000.00 year one, $50,000.00 year two
and $70,000.00 for year three.
January 2002 – January 2004 Principal investigator
C. Carrasco PI, R. Osegueda Co-PI,
“Modeling hypervelocity impact for kill enhancement of ballistic missile warheads.”
Sponsored by: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
Grant No. F49620-02-1-0076 for the amount of $260,000
October 1997 – May 2000 Co-principal investigator
J. Eftis PI, R. Osegueda, C. Carrasco Co-Pis,
“Constitutive-Microdamage Modeling of Target-Missile Damage Caused by Hypervelocity
Impact.”
Sponsored by: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
Grant No. F49620-97-1-0536 for the amount of $289,000
March 2000-December 2001 Co-principal investigator
R. Osegueda PI, C. Carrasco Co-PI,
“CONTOUR Dust Shield Verification.”
Sponsored by: Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory.
Grant Number: A21450 for the Amount of: $128,939.
Publications
Cesar J. Carrasco, Sergio Mendez, Douglas S. Mehoke, “Selection of Critical Design
Parameters for MMOD Protection in Interplanetary Missions,” to be presented in the 2012
Hypervelocity Impact Symposium and published in Procedia Engineering, 2012.
Pazhayannur K. Swaminathan, Robert C. Brown, Kaushik A. Iyer, Douglas S. Mehoke, Gerald I.
Kerley, Romesh Batra, and Cesar J. Carrasco, “Solar Dust Penetration of Instrument
Cesar J. Carrasco University of Texas at El Paso Nanofoils,” to be presented in the 2012 Hypervelocity Impact Symposium and published in
Procedia Engineering, 2012.
Mehoke , D., Swaminathan, P. K., Carrasco, C, Brown, R., Kerley, G., Iyer, K., “A Review of
the Solar Probe Plus Dust Protection Approach,” IEEE (Submitted for publication), 2011.
Misaghi, S., Tirado, C., Nazarian, S., Carrasco, C., “Effect of Road Vehicle Interaction on
Pavement Condition Deterioration,” Journal of Transportation Research Board, (Accepted for
publication) 2012.
Carrasco, C., Nazarian, S., Limouee, M., Bendaña, J., ”Development Of NYSlab: An
Improved Jointed Pavement Analysis Tool,” Journal of Transportation Research Board, 2011.
Tirado, C., Carrasco, C., Mares, J.M., Nazarian, S., Bendaña, J. “Development of a Process to
Estimate Permit Costs for Movement of Heavy Trucks on Flexible Pavements,” Journal of
Transportation Research Board, 2010.
C. Carrasco, M. Limouee, M. Celaya, I. Abdallah and S. Nazarian “NYSLAB: A Software For
Analysis Of Jointed Pavements,” Publication FHWA-RD-07-1008-01, Center for
Transportation Infrastructure Systems, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2010.
Melchor-Lucero, O., Carrasco, C. Computational Technique to Assess Warhead Lethality
against Ballistic Missile, published in J. of Aerospace Eng., Vol. 22, No.4, October 1, 2009, pp.
354-364.
Octavio Melchor-Lucero with Carrasco, Espino, L. C., Fernandez, A. and Osegueda, R.,
“Computer Modeling for a Generalized Approach to Measure Impact Damage”, J. of
Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 133, No. 3, March, 2007, pp. 299-307.
Tirado, C., Mares, J.M., Carrasco, C., Gharaibeh, N., Nazarian, S. “A Mechanistic
Methodology for Estimating Permit Costs for Overweight Trucks,” Publication FHWA/TX05/9-1502-01-9, Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems, The University of Texas at El
Paso, 2007.
Tirado, C., Carrasco, C., Nazarian, S., and R. Osegueda. “Updates To Software for Estimating
Damage due to Superheavy Loads.” Publication FHWA/TX-05/9-1502-01-7, Center for
Transportation Infrastructure Systems, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2007.
Cesar Carrasco, Douglas Eng, Kenneth Potocki and Ingrid Mann, “Preliminary Dust-Impact
Risk Study For The “Solar Probe” Spacecraft,” International Journal of Impact Engineering,
Volume 33, Issues 1-12, December 2006, Pages 133-142.
Cesar Carrasco, Octavio Melchor-Lucero, Roberto Osegueda, Luis Espino and Alvaro
Fernandez, “Damage Lethality Comparison of Spherical and Cylindrical Projectiles
Impacting on a System of Bumper Plates”, International Journal of Impact Engineering,
Volume 33, Issues 1-12, December 2006, Pages 143-157.
Cesar J. Carrasco University of Texas at El Paso K. A. Potocki, D. A. Eng, D. J. McComas, H. M. Maldonado, R. F. Conde, D. G. Drewry, Y.
Guo, T. J. Hartka, D. E. King, B. J. Labonte, D. S. Mehoke, A. G. Santo, H. B. Sequiera, R. M.
Vaughan, M. J. Wirzburger, C. J. Carrasco, “Solar Probe Engineering Concept”, Published in
the proceedings of the “Solar Wind 11 SOHO 16 Connecting Sun and Heliosphere” conference,
Whistler, Canada, 2005.
Yong-Yi Wang, Yaoshan Chen and Cesar Carrasco, “Reliability Assessment Using the
Improved ECA Procedure”, Report submitted to the Gas Research Institute, February 2005.
Tirado, C., Yan, Q., Carrasco, C., Nazarian, S. and R. Osegueda. “A GIS-Based Algorithm for
Estimating Damage Due To Superheavy Loads.” Publication FHWA/TX-05/9-1502-01-5,
Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2005
Cesar Carrasco, Roberto Osegueda, Octavio Melchor-Lucero and Luis A. Espino, “Modeling
Hypervelocity Impact for Kill Enhancement of Ballistic Missile Warheads,” Report
submitted to the Missile Defense Agency, October 2004.
Cesar J. Carrasco, Carlos M. Ferregut, Robert Warke and Ben H. Thacker, “A Monte Carlo
Approach to Sampling-Frequency Optimization and its Application to Pipeline Inspection”
Proceedings of the 9th ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural
Reliability, July 2004, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Ben H. Thacker, Cesar J. Carrasco, Robert W. Wark And Bill Amend, “Optimized Sampling
Frequencies For Weld Reliability Assessments Of Long Pipelines” Proceedings of IPC 2004
International Pipeline Conference October 4 - 8, 2004 , Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Carrasco, C., Huerta, M., Carrera, G., Faciano, A., Williams, P. D., Duton, D. S., “Evaluation of
High Temperature Composites in Air-Interceptor-Missile Control Surface Applications,”
Proceedings of the National Space and Missile Materials Symposium, San Diego, June 2003.
J. Eftis, C. Carrasco and R.A. Osegueda, “A Constitutive-Microdamage Model to Simulate
Hypervelocity Projectile-Target Impact, Material Damage and Fracture,” Int. Journal of
Plasticity, vol 19/9 pp 1321 - 1354, 2003.
Thacker, B. H. , Warke, R. W., Carrasco C., Ferregut C. M., “Optimized Sampling
Frequencies for Weld Reliability Assessments of Long Pipeline Segments,” Report submitted
to Pipeline Materials CommitteePRC International, Inc., June 2003.
C. Carrasco and Huerta M., “Characterization of Composite Materials in Control Surface
Applications,” Proceedings of the MSTN/MPTN Materials Processes Conference, El Segundo
California, October 2002.
J. Eftis, C. Carrasco and R.A. Osegueda, “Simulations of hypervelocity impact damage and
fracture of aluminum targets using a constitutive-microdamage material model,”
Cesar J. Carrasco University of Texas at El Paso International Journal of Impact Engineering, Volume 26, Issues 1-10, December 2001, Pages
157-168
J. Eftis, C. Carrasco and R.A. Osegueda, “Modeling Shock Compression, Material Damage
and Fracture Caused by Hypervelocity Impact,” proceedings of the 10th International
Congress of Fracture, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 2001.
R.A. Osegueda, C. J. Carrasco, M. Orozco, J. Eftis, E. Reynolds and T.G. Sholar, “CONTOUR
Dust Shield Performance,” ASCE J. Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 14/4, pp. 147-157, 2001.
C. Carrasco, J. Eftis, and R. Osegueda, “Constitutive Modeling Of Spall-Fracture On 1100
Aluminum After Hypervelocity Impact,” Proceedings of EXPLOMET 2000 International
Conference on Fundamental Issues and Applications of Shock –Wave and High-Strain-Rate
Phenomena, pp.467-474, 2001.
C. Carrasco, M. Orozco, J. Eftis, & R. A. Osegueda, “CONTOUR Dust Shield Performance
Verification,” Report Submitted to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory,
December 2000.
J. Eftis, C. Carrasco and R. Osegueda, “Modeling dynamic fracture following high shock
compression,” Proceedings of Damage and Fracture Mechanics VI: Computer Aided
Assessment and Control, pp. 267-279, 2000.
J. Eftis, C. Carrasco and R. Osegueda, “Elastic-viscoplastic-microdamage modeling to
simulate hypervelocity projectile-target impact and damage,” Proceedings of the 7th
International Symposium on Structural Failure and Plasticity, IMPLAST 2000, 2000.
J. Eftis, C. Carrasco and R. Osegueda, “Constitutive Model Simulation of High Shock
Compression, Micro-Damage Evolution and Fracture Associated with Hypervelocity
Impact,” Proceedings of the International Conference of Role of Mechanics for Development of
Science and Technology, MESO Mechanics 2000, vol.2, pp. 279-290, 2000.
R.A. Osegueda, M. Macias, G. Andre, C.M. Ferregut and C. Carrasco, “Fusion of Modal Strain
Energy for Health Monitoring of Aircraft Structures,” in Nondestructive Evaluation of
Aging Aircraft, Airports and Aerospace Hardware IV, Ajit. K. Mal, Ed., Proceedings of SPIE
Vol. 3994, 2000.
L. R. Pereyra, R. A. Osegueda, C. Carrasco and C. Ferregut, “Detection of Damage in a
Stiffened Plate from Fusion of Modal Strain Energy Differences,” Proc. of the International
Modal Analysis Conference XVIII, SEM, Vol. II, San Antonio, TX, Feb. 7-10, 2000, pp. 12181224.
R. A. Osegueda, G. Andre, C. Carrasco, C. M. Ferregut and L. Pereyra , “Effects of Mode
Pairing in Strain Energy-Based Damage Detection Methods Applied to an Aerospace
Structure,” Proc. of the International Modal Analysis Conference XVIII, SEM, Vol. II, San
Antonio, TX, Feb. 7-10, 2000, pp. 1218-1224.
Cesar J. Carrasco University of Texas at El Paso Warke, R. W., Wang, Y.-Y., Ferregut, C. M., Carrasco, C. J. and Horsley, D. J., "A FAD-Based
Method for Probabilistic Flaw Assessment of Strength-Mismatched Girth Welds,"
Proceedings of the 1999 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP-Vol. 386, Probabilistic
and Environmental Aspects of Fracture and Fatigue, ASME, 1999
R.A. Osegueda, A. Garcia-Diaz, S. Ashur, O. Melchor, S.-H. Chang, C. Carrasco, A. Kuyumcu,
“GIS-Based Network Routing Procedures for Overweight Oversized Vehicles,” Journal of
Transportation Engineering, Vol. 125, No. 4, July/August 1999, pp. 324-331.
Pereyra, L.R., Osegueda, R.A., Carrasco, C. and Ferregut, C., "Damage Detection in a
Stiffened-Plate Using Modal Strain Energy Differences," in Nondestructive Evaluation of
Aging Aircraft, Airports and Aerospace Hardware III, Ed. A. K., Mal, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.
3586, Paper 3586-29, March 1999.
Pereyra, L.R., Osegueda, R.A., Carrasco, C., Ferregut, C. M., "Structural Defects Detection
Using Low Frequency Modal Testing with a Laser Vibrometer," In Proc. ASNT Fall 1998
Conference, The American Society of Nondestructive Testing, Columbus, OH, Oct. 1998, pp 6366.
Ashur, S., Melchor-Lucero, O., Osegueda, R., Carrasco, C., Garcia-Diaz, A., and Chang, S-H.,
"A GIS Approach to Manage Routing of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles in Texas," in
Proc. of First Int. Conf. on New Information Technologies for Decision Making in Civil
Engineering, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 11-13, 1998, pp. 613-624.
Andre, G.C., Carrasco C.J., Osegueda, R.A., Ferregut, C. M., James III, G.H. and Grygier, M.,
“Comparison of Accelerometer and Laser Modal Tests of a Vertical Stabilizer Assembly,”
SPACE 98, ASCE, April 1998, pp.132-139.
Carrasco, C., Osegueda, R., and Ferregut, C. “Localizacion y Cuantificacion de Danos en una
Estructura Tridimensional Usando la Energia de Deformacion Modal,” Memoria del XI
Congreso Nacional de Ingenieria Sismica, Volume II, Veracruz, Mexico, November 26-29,
1997, pp. 851-860. (In Spanish)
Meza, Jr., R., Carrasco, C. J., Osegueda, R. A., James III, G. and Robinson, N. A., “Damage
Detection in a DC-9 Fuselage Using Laser Doppler Velocimetry Measurements,”
Proceedings of the SPIE’s 1997 Smart Structures and Materials Symposium, San Diego, CA,
March 3-6, 1997.
Perez, L. E., Ferregut, C. M., Carrasco, C. J., Paez, T. L., Barney, P. and Hunter, N. F.,
“Statistical Validation of a Plate Finite-Element Model for Damage Detection,”
Proceedings of the SPIE’s 1997 Smart Structures and Materials Symposium, San Diego, CA,
March 3-6, 1997.
Cesar J. Carrasco University of Texas at El Paso Carrasco, C. J., Osegueda, R. A., Ferregut, C. M. and Grygier, M., “Damage Localization in a
Space Truss Model Using Modal Strain Energy,” Proceedings of the 15th International Modal
Analysis Conference, Orlando Fl, Feb. 3-6, 1997. Pg. 1786-1792
Osegueda, R. A., Carrasco, C. J., and Meza, Jr., R., “A Modal Strain Energy Distribution
Method to Localize and Quantify Damage,” Proceedings of the 15th International Modal
Analysis Conference, Orlando Fl, Feb. 3-6, 1997. Pg. 1298-1304
Meza, Jr., R., Carrasco, C. J., Osegueda, R. A., James III, G. and Robinson, N. A., “Damage
Detection in a DC-9 Fuselage Using Laser Doppler Velocimetry,” Proceedings of the 15th
International Modal Analysis Conference, Orlando, Fl, Feb. 3-6, 1997. Pg. 1779-1785
Carrasco, C. J., Osegueda, R. A.and Ferregut, C. M., “Modal Tests of a Space Truss Model
and Damage Localization Using Modal Strain Energy,” Report FAST 96-01, Jul. 1996,
FAST Center for Structural Integrity of Aerospace Systems, The University of Texas at El Paso,
El Paso, Texas 79968.
Meza, Jr. R., Carrasco, C. J., Osegueda, James III, G. and Robinson, N. A., “Modal Tests of
Composite Honeycomb Panels Using Laser Doppler Velocimetry for Damage Assessment,”
Report FAST 96-02, Sep. 1996, FAST Center for Structural Integrity of Aerospace Systems, The
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968.
Carrasco, C. J., Osegueda, R. A., Ferregut, C. M., Harms, B., Meza, D. and Grygier, M.,
“Comprehensive Modal Tests of a Space Truss Model for Damage Assessment,”
Proceedings of the 5th ASCE International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and
Operations in Space - Space ‘96, Albuquerque, NM, Jun 1-6, 1996, pg. 1141-1147
Osegueda, R.A., Carrasco, C. J., Sanchez, A. and Siddappa, N., “Effects of Structural Damage
on the Vibrational Mode Shapes Measured with Laser Interferometry,” Texas Civil
Engineer, Texas Section ASCE, Aug/Sept 1991.
Conference Presentations
Cesar Carrasco, Douglas Eng, Kenneth Potocki and Ingrid Mann, “Preliminary Dust-Impact
Risk Study For The “Solar Probe” Spacecraft,” Presented at the 2005 Hyper Velocity Impact
Symposium, Lake Tahoe, October, 2005.
Cesar Carrasco, Octavio Melchor-Lucero, Roberto Osegueda, Luis Espino and Alvaro
Fernandez, “Damage Lethality Comparison of Spherical and Cylindrical Projectiles
Impacting on a System of Bumper Plates”, Presented at the 2005 Hyper Velocity Impact
Symposium, Lake Tahoe, October, 2005.
K. A. Potocki, D. A. Eng, D. J. McComas, H. M. Maldonado, R. F. Conde, D. G. Drewry, Y.
Guo, T. J. Hartka, D. E. King, B. J. Labonte, D. S. Mehoke, A. G. Santo, H. B. Sequiera, R. M.
Vaughan, M. J. Wirzburger, C. J. Carrasco, “Solar Probe Engineering Concept”, Presented at
“Solar Wind 11 SOHO 16 Connecting Sun and Heliosphere” conference, Whistler, Canada,
2005.
Cesar J. Carrasco University of Texas at El Paso Cesar J. Carrasco, Carlos M. Ferregut, Robert Warke and Ben H. Thacker, “A Monte Carlo
Approach to Sampling-Frequency Optimization and its Application to Pipeline Inspection”
9th ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, July
2004, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
C. Carrasco , O. Melchor-lucero , R. Osegueda , L. Espino and A. Fernandez, “Damage
Characterization On Bumper Plates When Subjected To Hypervelocity Impacts,” Seventh
U.S. National Congress On Computational Mechanics, Albuquerque, July 2003.
Carrasco, C., Huerta, M., Carrera, G., Faciano, A., Williams, P. D., Duton, D. S., “Evaluation of
High Temperature Composites in Air-Interceptor-Missile Control Surface Applications,”
National Space and Missile Materials Symposium, San Diego, June 2003.
C. Carrasco and Huerta M., “Characterization of Composite Materials in Control Surface
Applications,” Proceedings of the MSTN/MPTN Materials Processes Conference, El Segundo
California, October 2002.
C. Carrasco, J. Eftis, and R. Osegueda, “Constitutive Modeling Of Spall-Fracture On 1100
Aluminum After Hypervelocity Impact,” EXPLOMET 2000 International Conference on
Fundamental Issues and Applications of Shock –Wave and High-Strain-Rate Phenomena,
Albuquerque, NM, June 19-22, 2000.
Meza, Jr., R., Carrasco, C. J., Osegueda, R. A., James III, G. and Robinson, N. A., “Damage
Detection in a DC-9 Fuselage Using Laser Doppler Velocimetry Measurements,” SPIE’s
1997 Smart Structures and Materials Symposium, San Diego, CA, March 3-6, 1997.
Perez, L. E., Ferregut, C. M., Carrasco, C. J., Paez, T. L., Barney, P. and Hunter, N. F.,
“Statistical Validation of a Plate Finite-Element Model for Damage Detection,” SPIE’s
1997 Smart Structures and Materials Symposium, San Diego, CA, March 3-6, 1997.
Carrasco, C. J., Osegueda, R. A., Ferregut, C. M. and Grygier, M., “Damage Localization in a
Space Truss Model Using Modal Strain Energy,” 15th International Modal Analysis
Conference, Orlando Fl, Feb. 3-6, 1997.
Osegueda, R. A., Carrasco, C. J., and Meza, Jr., R., “A Modal Strain Energy Distribution
Method to Localize and Quantify Damage,” 15th International Modal Analysis Conference,
Orlando Fl, Feb. 3-6, 1997
Meza, Jr., R., Carrasco, C. J., Osegueda, R. A., James III, G. and Robinson, N. A., “Damage
Detection in a DC-9 Fuselage Using Laser Doppler Velocimetry,” 15th International Modal
Analysis Conference, Orlando, Fl, Feb. 3-6, 1997.
Carrasco, C. J., Osegueda, R. A., Ferregut, C. M., Harms, B., Meza, D. and Grygier, M.,
“Comprehensive Modal Tests of a Space Truss Model for Damage Assessment,” 5th ASCE
Cesar J. Carrasco University of Texas at El Paso International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space - Space ‘96,
Albuquerque, NM, Jun 1-6, 1996.
Carrasco, C. J., Meza, D. and Harms, B., "Modal Testing of a 3D Truss," Metting of the
Working Group "Health Monitoring of Space Sturctures" NASA JSC, VAF, July 18, 1995
Osegueda, R.A., Carrasco, C. J., Sanchez, A. and Siddappa, “Effects of Structural Damage on
the Vibrational Mode Shapes Measured with Laser Interferometry,” 1991 Fall Meeting of
the Texas Section ASCE, South Padre Island, Texas, Oct. 2-6, 1991.
Abstracts
C. Carrasco , O. Melchor-lucero , R. Osegueda , L. Espino and A. Fernandez, “Damage
Characterization on Bumper Plates When Subjected To Hypervelocity Impacts,” Seventh
U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Albuquerque, July 2003.
Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineers
Structural Engineers Association of Texas